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Also known as Bully

Bully-les-Mines () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France. It forms part of the Lens-Liévin agglomeration community, which encompasses 36 French communes and 250,000 inhabitants. For many years it was a major coal mining center.

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Bully-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department within the Hauts-de-France region of France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bully-les-Mines and is located in the arrondissement of Lens. The town has a population of 12,678, comprising 5,682 males and 6,481 females, and covers an area of 7.66 square kilometers. Its postal code is 62160.

The commune borders Mazingarbe, Liévin, Sains-en-Gohelle, and Aix-Noulette. It is twinned with Elsdorf and Wisła. Bully-les-Mines received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. The official name of the locality is also listed as Bully.

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Place details

Locality
Bully-les-Mines
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
11,975

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Air quality

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PM2.5
5.5 µg/m³
PM10
9.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Bully-les-Mines
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Bully-les-Mines - Hôtel de ville - 2.JPG
French commune.caption
The town hall of Bully-les-Mines
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Bully-les-Mines.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Lens
French commune.canton
Bully-les-Mines
French commune.INSEE
62186
French commune.postal code
62160
French commune.mayor
François Lemaire
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Lens-Liévin
French commune.elevation m
19
French commune.elevation min m
38
French commune.elevation max m
92
French commune.area km2
7.66

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bully
Country
France
Population
12146
Area
7.66
Elevation
59
Shares border with
Grenay
Official website
www.bullylesmines.fr
Image
Bully-les-Mines - Hôtel de ville - 2.JPG
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Commons category
Bully-les-Mines
twinned administrative body
Elsdorf
postal code
62160
associated electoral district
canton of Bully-les-Mines
male population
5682
female population
6481
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-21-44-92-92
fax number
+33-3-21-44-92-94
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Misfortunes of Bully
  • Coal mining
  • Population
  • Administration
  • Sights
  • Personalities
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links (in French)

Bully-les-Mines () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France. It forms part of the Lens-Liévin agglomeration community, which encompasses 36 French communes and 250,000 inhabitants. For many years it was a major coal mining center.

==History== The name of Bully-les-Mines has frequently had various forms over the centuries: from Bulgi (in 1135), to Bugi (1152), Builli (1157), Bullia (1198), Bully (1270), Boulli (1303), Buylly (1410), Builly-lez-Aix (1486), Builly-lez-Grenay (1511), Builly-en-Gohelle (1569), Bully-en-Gohelle (1709), Bully-Grenay (1750), Bully-en-Gohelle (1782), and finally Bully-les-Mines in 1925.

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